October 10, 2018

New anonymous tipoff system could cut forced marriage in Britain – Reuters

The image above is a stock image. LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Victims of forced marriage will be […]
October 9, 2018

Child marriage in the U.S. is surprisingly prevalent now states are passing laws to make it harder – The Washington Post

It was the day of the birthday party, and the husband and wife had invited everyone they knew. […]
October 9, 2018

After Surviving Rape and Child Marriage, Sherry Johnson Fearlessly Fights to Protect Children

Sherry Johnson is the founder of Svon Foundation, an organization advocating against child marriage in the U.S., and […]
October 9, 2018

Faisal Saeed Al Mutar and Zachary Wood at Columbia University, “Shattering the Echo Chamber”

Video Link: Event Description: On October 9, 100 attendees, made up of both Columbia students and outside guests, […]
October 5, 2018

‘I do’ at 14: Michigan’s secret child marriages – Target 8

The image above is a stock image. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Adults in Michigan are marrying children […]
September 26, 2018

Mutilated brides fetch higher price, group claims – The Detroit News

Detroit — Grooms pay more money for brides who have undergone female genital mutilation, a religious practice central to […]
September 26, 2018

Update on the First Female Genital Mutilation Case in the U.S. – AHA Foundation Files Amicus Brief After Defense Challenges Constitutionality of Anti-FGM Law

AHA Foundation filed an amicus curiae brief this week in support of the federal anti-FGM law after defense […]
September 25, 2018

Why did Twitter allow ad promoting female genital cutting? – WZZM 13

Female genital mutilation has been condemned worldwide. So how did a paid ad promoting female genital cutting of […]
September 20, 2018

Third Girl Dies in Somalia After Genital Mutilation – VOA News

A 10-year-old girl has died in Somalia due to complications from female genital mutilation (FGM). Mumtaz Qorane was […]
September 20, 2018

This Dangerous Bill in California Must Be Stopped

This summer, the California state legislature passed SB 273, a bill that was originally created to ban marriage […]
September 20, 2018

The U.S. Keeps Turning a Blind Eye to Child Marriage at Home

Child marriage remains legal in 48 states. Delaware and New Jersey recently passed legislation that prohibits marriage before […]
September 17, 2018

2 Young Sisters Die After Undergoing Female Genital Mutilation – National Public Radio

Two sisters from a remote pastoral village in Puntland State, Somalia, died on Sept. 11 of complications from […]
September 17, 2018

Ending Child Marriage in the United Kingdom – Human Rights Watch

The photo above is a stock image. This week Pauline Latham, a Conservative MP, introduced a bill to […]
September 15, 2018

September Newsletter: AHA Foundation files Amucis Curiae in first ever prosecuted FGM case, Bipartisan coalition urges Congress to add anti-FGM language to VAWA, McGill University professor sheds light on child marriage in the U.S., and more

Dear AHA Foundation Supporter, After defense lawyers challenged the federal law’s constitutionality in the first-ever prosecuted female genital mutilation […]
September 13, 2018

Feds level new charges in genital mutilation case – The Detroit News

Detroit — Federal prosecutors filed new charges in the nation’s first case involving female genital mutilation, accusing one doctor of […]
September 12, 2018

Study Examines Child Marriage in US – VOA News

The photo above is a stock photo. Thirty-seven year old Sara Tasneem once had big plans for her […]
September 11, 2018

UK schoolgirls have been pressured by peers to have FGM, campaigner says – CNN

The image above is a stock photo. London (CNN) – Some schoolgirls in the United Kingdom have been pressured […]
September 10, 2018

Genital mutilation case revs up amid grand jury activity – The Detroit News

Detroit — As many as six members of a Muslim sect from India were questioned by a federal grand jury […]
September 7, 2018

UK and US law enforcement sign an intelligence sharing agreement to tackle female genital mutilation – National Police Chiefs’ Council

UK police and border security have signed a new agreement with US counterparts to share intelligence about female […]
September 6, 2018

REVEALED: The shocking plight of America’s child brides aged as young as 13 who have been forced to marry their attackers – which helps their abusers escape justice under archaic laws – Daily Mail

The image above is a stock photo. Donna Pollard had only just turned 16 when she stood in […]